NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18047, 22 September 1920, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

A .kerosene famine, is reported from Wairoa. Lambing is now -well advanced throughout the vVaii-arapa, and good percentages are everywhere reported. During 1919 the-total number of passengers earned by the principal of Ureat Britain was 974,000,000. Don't say.dye—say Tintex, and you will be able to make your blouse or hose or lingerie "just like new again." rackets 9d each.... The Minister of Defence has been advised that there are no vacancies in the Indian army lor Now Zealand soldiers. _ A girl who claimed she was only serenading her young- man was recently fined in London for disorderly behaviour. Heavy rain set in early yesterday morning (writes our Palmerston correspondent) and haa continued all day, though it gradually .became lighter. The weather, however still looks far from settled. . ' ■T h t , on eartn (°- r anywhere else) is 'Leslie bhaker." TJse it and vou'Jl know.... t ' " The hard, straight-backed seats in the jury-box at the Supreme Court in Christchuroh have been taken down. In their place cushioned seats, wider as well as longer will be built in, with belter provision for lurvmen with long legs. J At the farmers' meeting recently Mr J Begg stated that the secretary of the Soutli Otago ireezmg Company (Mr E. Moore) intended to pay a visit to tho big meat factories in Chicago and make special inquiries regarding the use of by-products. i'or children's hack%n K cougu. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 9d. 2s 9d... An Order-in-Council provides that roatristrates shall receive 20s per day when necessarily away from their .headquarters H night except when at sea, when the allowance shall be 10s for the first day and 5s for eacn subsequent day. Two dozen bicycle pumps made in Japan were received by a Palmerston North cycle dealer recently (says tho New Zealand limes), and when it was discovered that' the barrels were made of paper covered with tinsel to represent metal, and that they blew out under pressure, they were promptly returned. -

'"Bourbon" coffee is prepared by experts from true ecffea and specially-treated N.E.grown chicory. This explains why so many coffee drinkers insist on ordering "Bourbon" always...

Scottish workers are warned against goin" to New Zealand (writes a Daily "Herald co£ respondent). In a letter to tho Scottish Labour Party the secretary of the Labour 1 arty m Wellington says no houses are available in New Zealand, and the essentials oro rising in cost all the time. In speaking on tho I,and and Income Tax Bill lit the Wellington Chamber of Commerce meeting, Mr J. T. ■ Martin said he considered the exemption of £50 for each child allowed tho " family man" would meet with general approval. "'l'd. have gone one further," he added, "and would have taxed the bachelor." • Why is Clevor Mary like Turkey? Because it is the enemy of grease.... A new light was thrown upon modem accountancy methods by a defendant in a civil ■ action at the Magistrate's Court in Christchurch recently. After admitting his own lack of clerical gkill, ho said of tho plaintiff company's method of keeping accounts: "They do their' 6 with books; I do mino with brains." If you wish to rat well sleep well feel well, and look well talco Marshall's Fospheripo. The 2s ed bottlo contains nearly XOO doses....

One hundred per cent. more, light when Amis' otes are clcan ""* bright - "•* b™ Prices for land in Southland continue to Kt '• ? COrd , prices for the Province were obtained the other night, when the late D M Kent's Edendale holding of 30 acres Ti- CU S U £ into fi ve-a C re blocks and auctioned. The prices realised for the lots ranged from £160 to £195 per acre. ihe advance in railroad freights in the tmited States adds 13s Id to the cost of steel delivered from Pittsbur* to New York, •inerc seems little hope (says an exchange) ot iron and steel goods being reduced from the present high prices, as the cost of coal , %T a lias ' also advanced considerably. A Wonderful Business in a Few Years — Make rusty, jealous oppositionists say: "Oh! they are the American Moat Trust (or some other combine). A large business could not be run by them without some such assistance. Our reward of £100 still holds goodfor anyone giving, information that will lead to the conviction' of such rumour-mongers. Wo attribute our success to the fact that we are enterprising and out to give best quality and value at bedrock. Others struggle along, dealing in inferior quality and selling at higher rates, thinking'the public can be so easily gulled.—Barton-Trengrove, leading butchers.... A resident of Melbourne, writing to a relative in Masterton, states that, owing to the high cost of living, a revolution may occur in zVustralia, and gives, the followirifj instances of high prices in Melbourne: Butter, 2s lid per lb; frozen beef. Is ?d per lb; frozen mutton, Is per lb". The rent of a four-roomed cottage is 25s per week. Some years ago (says the Hawke's Bay Tribune) a spot near the junction of tho Coal Creek and the Pohangina River was burning continuously for over seven years. From the sulphurous fumes it was believed to be a lignite seam on fixe. Now it is stated" that the fuel was coal at a considerable depth, and that it was only extinguished when the river found its way to the source of the fire. Is your hair falling? Waters' Hair Restorer will stop it. 2s 6d ot Waters' Pharmacy Bearing the appearance warranting the belief that a little soap and water would improve their toilet considerably (says the New Zealand Times), four men were found on the Northumberland on her arrival last Wednesday, and • were arrested by the police. They will be charged in court with stowing awajr on the vessel. "I am quite sympathetic with you," iemarked Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., to a motorist who was prosecuted at the Petone Magistrate's Court for exceeding tho speed limit as provided in tho borough by-laws. "I am a motorist myself, and the council ought to give a dispensation on race dtys to motorists and notify the public.—(Laughter.) In the present case.you are fined £1, with costs." Congoleum Squares have become very popular. They are made in various sizes. We have a full rauge, and allow a special disoount of 5 per cent, off list prices. Beautiful new patterns. See them.—A. F. Opvno ar.rf Co.. Mospriel Sydney theatres have now begun to charge for their programmes (says a Bulletin contributor). Although, it has been the custom in the Bnglieh theatre to exact a thrum, for the bill tho charge is not justifiable. , The" programme is one-tenth infoonation concerning tho performers, and nine-tenths matter expounding the virtues of the Pliable Corset and the advantages of going to So-and-So's emporium for lingerie. As an advertising medium, it paid its way and turned in a profit.

'iry Waters' Chap-Lotion for those rough hands; Is 4d ■Dosted'.—Waters' Ph&rmney.... Before,the Civio League in Auckland recently a paper was read upon " Citizenship and 'the Child." The writer stated that what she had seen of civilisation to-day led her to believe that ono of tlie principal flaws in our scheme of things wag an. incomplete, idea of education. 'Hie brain of the chiid had been trained, but the heart had been left to its own devices. The beautiful had been neglected, and love of the things of beauty which art, and nature supplied had not been 'learned. British whiskies and Allies' wines for British people. Finest assortments at Wm. Crossan's Waterloo Hotel, Caversham.... The annual installation and investiture cf officers of Lodge Clutha, No. H (Masonic), took pla«> last week at Balclutha (states tho Free Prees), when over 100 of the brethren assembled to take part in the proceedings. Amongst the visitors was the Right Worshipful G.M. for New Zealand (Bro. Ross). Bro. Robert Henderson was intallod to the position of W.M. for the ensuing term. At the conclusion of the installation ceremony a \<jrand banquet was held hi the Dalton. Hall, and a very pleasant time ensued.